Current publications also available at Google Scholar or ORCID profile for Kimberly L Weirich

Preprints and submitted papers

Tuning the contractility and deformation modes of active actin-based assemblies in vitro: from 2D active networks to liquid crystal drops
S. Stam, S. Huntley, C. A. Feigeles, V. Armstrong, M. A. Cheves, S. Rubin, and K. L. Weirich; under review
available on bioRxiv (2024); doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.626882 biorxiv

Molecular-scale simulation of wetting of actin filaments by protein droplets
J. Andrews, K. L. Weirich, and U. Schiller; in revision

Direct detection of deformation modes on varying length scales in active biopolymer networks
S. Stam, M. L. Gardel, and K. L. Weirich
available on bioRxiv (2023); doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.15.540780 bioRxiv

Publications

Self-organization and shape change by active polarization in nematic droplets
F. J. Schwarzendahl, P. Ronceray, K. L. Weirich, and K. Dasbiswas
Physical Review Research, 3 (4): 043061 (2021) link pdf arXiv

Actin bundle architecture and mechanics regulates myosin II activity
K. L. Weirich, S. Stam, E. Munro, and M. L. Gardel
Biophysical Journal, 120 (10): 1957-1970 (2021) link pdf bioRxiv

Tuning shape and internal structure of protein droplets via biopolymer filaments
D. Scheff, K. L. Weirich, K. Dasbiswas, A. Patel, S. Vaikuntanathan, and M. L. Gardel
Soft Matter, 16 (24) 5659-5668 (2020) link pdf bioRxiv

Nucleation and shape dynamics of model nematic tactoids around adhesive colloids
N. B. Ludwig, K. L. Weirich, E. Alster, T. A. Witten, M. L. Gardel, K. Dasbiswas, and S. Vaikuntanathan
Journal of Chemical Physics, 152 (8): 084901 (2020) link pdf arXiv

Tuning molecular motor transport through cytoskeletal filament network organization
M. Scholz, K. L. Weirich, M. L. Gardel, and A. R. Dinner
Soft Matter, 16 (8): 2135-2140 (2020) link pdf bioRxiv

Self-organizing motors divide active liquid droplets
K. L. Weirich, K. Dasbiswas, T. A. Witten, S. Vaikuntanathan, and M. L. Gardel
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (23): 11125-11130 (2019) link pdf bioRxiv
featured by The University of Chicago News, “Scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell”

Filament rigidity and connectivity tune deformation modes of active cytoskeletal networks
S. Stam, S. L. Freedman, S. Banerjee, K. L. Weirich, A. R. Dinner, and M. L. Gardel
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (47): E10037-E10045 (2017) link pdf bioRxiv

Liquid behavior of cross-linked actin bundles
K. L. Weirich, S. Banerjee, K. Dasbiswas, T. A. Witten, S. Vaikuntanathan, and M. L. Gardel
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (9): 2131-2136 (2017) link pdf

Cycling state that can lead to glassy dynamics in intracellular transport
M. Scholz, S. Burov, K. L. Weirich, B. J. Scholz, S. M. A. Tabei, M. L. Gardel, and A. R. Dinner
Physical Review X, 6 (1): 011037 (2016) link pdf arXiv

Simulation of edge facilitated adsorption and critical concentration induced rupture of vesicles at a surface
P. Plunkett, B. A. Camley, K. L. Weirich, J. N. Israelachvili, and P. J. Atzberger
Soft Matter, 9 (35): 8420-8427 (2013) link pdf

Sialylneolacto-N-tetraose c (LSTc)-bearing liposomal decoys capture influenza A virus
G. L. Hendricks, K. L. Weirich, K. Viswanathan, J. Li, Z. H. Shriver, J. Ashour, H. L. Ploegh, E. A. Kurt-Jones, D. K. Fygenson, R. W. Finberg, J. C. Comolli, and J. P. Wang
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (12): 8061-8073 (2013) link pdf

Bilayer edges catalyze supported lipid bilayer formation
K. L. Weirich, J. N. Israelachvili, and D. K. Fygenson
Biophysical Journal, 98 (1): 85-92 (2010) link pdf

Formation of supported bilayers on silica substrates
T. H. Anderson, Y. Min, K. L. Weirich, H. Zeng, D. K. Fygenson, and J. N. Israelachvili
Langmuir, 25 (12): 6997-7005 (2009) link pdf